Shoe form



A. G. LEGGE July 4, 1933.

SHOE FORM Filed March 5 1932 INvENmR:

' provi cleen improveclfor j effll tgeiinize iti bn Willbenioreel I der Q "stood froin the following descrlption in'eo Figrjl is aseotional elei ationalfviewbf ai I i Figs. 3and4 a eviews of the forms shown inent iththe toe partofth e shoe uppergfln- E Strap l ;Q i gP0 S opposite sides- 4,13 im a inmost respects t0 thatiuusfimtedi of te e a e the toe a d hee L n: Figs. and- .3. this construction? their 1 a i Y P rt of $1 A form embodying-the inv 5. ltive1y movable-side portions 17." flexible: Ward end thereof; fyThe member 22 is turned flan e '16 adj cent the flexible side 11", sThe'rear nd fth'G member: 21'iS-1P1OI-" i -ber'22 is Connected atits'forward end to the? 21.; Inffeishoe form the eombi'nationbf a f f forward portion jofithe member 21; as by ag flexibl'e 'to'e"'part halizingan inwardly-extend? f rivet 23,end extendsfrearwerdly from-,Withaing f fiangeeat the-bottom thereof, a togg le in thetoe part 1 5 andisosueh length es f 'connctin the opposite, side'portions of'said;

ember 22'. oomprises aeha efishe'etiee l 1 n loid v se ne-t1 Vhe mQQrmQS' 150i t nsesnntion f 'With- ,thefet:foo1np anying 1 drawing *inWhich, 1 1T I th" flex ble me her 22 is placed'against shoe iniwhioh' is positioned a formembodying-2. the heel portion 24jofthe'shoegeausing the i j i n;

me e to" lge 1 P rd ya d rw y Fig.52- is a viewof a; shoe similarfto; that into engagement:,withthe'sftrap' 1 1 and atthe E of Figrllin which" is positioned enother form "salne time expanding, the toggle'to'moye the-f embodying the invention; fiexiblejside-portion-"l7snugly-into "engage-h 'in Figs. land 2 respective1y1ookingat thef so doing theforward'e'nd' ofthe member 211s- 1 t bottoin of the form; and

brought into e'ngagement,With'thetip oftheflv 'FigLu5is enlarged sectional-view takeny': toe partflzi so as to 'limitthe f0rWerd .-moVe-A'( f ,e

r unentthereof. 7;) 1 f Inf'Fig' l a lady shoe 10 is shown having lhe.construction;ilh streted in FigQ-Qend v V I n1e1nber21 ispivotallyiconnected at its'reer L Y 'vention is positionedwithin the shoe 10 and; :n' dtothe.tOgglehY-the*rivefi'19f:whiohjoivv .k comprise sfa hO11o .toe part 15 ofsheetpelln- "otal'lyconneetsiedjaeent'ends of theflinks, 1'8 7 .loid 01* the like provided with a bottolnain ig T'he'nmmBerZQY isforinedasaniintegral part 1 V turned 'flangeilfland having. fiexible orgrela Ioftheinemberintend-extends:from'thelforr g side portions 17. are oonneeted by ato ggle {the-form; of a'j' thinjst ripof'inetaly.Qndisbf comprising links 18 pifvote llylconnected at sue hja-length ngagetheheelportion 24" 1 *1 *5) i y one endbye rivet 19 and.ipivotellyfsenred' of the shoe 10," substantially from; itsbottoni Y I at their other ends to-the-portions of the in" toits top endlto"rest'snnglyfagainst the strap portions 17, as by rivets 20. A member- 21 is i idedfwithfefdo 'nyvarclly temper-memes -v pivotally vconnected-at its rearfend tog-the .edapt'd to engege the rearedge of the toggl f1],

I ri 1 a d extends r y f mhe).1i ksf18fl mid thus 1i'n1'itthe forward movetoggle'so that its forward endmay extend "-inentof the ine nber 21" dileit'othe' 'nrg'e off-f; f

of the'tipofthetoe part15l" Afiexible 156m; 1 What 1.61am is flange, a member operatively connected with said toggle and extending rearwardly from within said toe part, said member being flexible and of such length as to permit its free end portion to engage substantially from the top to the bottom of the heel portion of the upper of a shoe in which the form is placed whereby the intermediate portion .of said member is caused to bulge upwardly and forwardly to engage a cross strap of the shoe.

2. In a shoe form, the combination of ahollow toe part having an inwardly extending flange at the bottom thereof, a member secured to said toe part within the same and eX- tending rearwardly therefrom, said member being flexible and'of such length as to engage substantially from the top tothe bottom of theheel portionof'the upper of a shoe in which the form is placed whereby said member is caused to bulge upwardly and forwardly to engage a cross strap of the shoe, said member comprising a strip of sheet celluloid of substantially U-shape enclosing a flexible metallic wire to which it is secured at its ends. In a shoe form, the combination of a flexible toe part having an inwardly eXtending flange at the bottom thereof, a toggle connecting the opposite side portions of said flange, a member operatively connected with within said toe part, said member being flexible and of such length as to engage substantially from the top to the bottom of the heel portion of the upper of a shoe in which the form is placed whereby said member is caused to bulge upwardly and forwardly to engage a cross strap of the shoe, and means for limiting the forward movement of the operative vconnection between said member and toggle.

l. In a shoe form, the combination of a hollow flexible toe part having an inwardly ex tending flange at the bottom thereof, a toggle connecting the opposite side portions of said flange, a connection with said toggle extending forwardly therefrom into said toe part, a member extending rearwardly from said connection, said member being flexible and of such length astoengage substantially from the bottom to the top of the heel portion of the upper of a shoe in which the form is placedwhereby said member is caused to bulge upwardly and forwardly to engage a cross strap of the shoe, said connection havingan inwardly bent rear end adapted to engage said toggle. I I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALFRED G. LEGGE. 

